Consulting firm Games One has shared a list of the highest-paid gaming CEOs. Activision Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick made it to the top-3, earning more than CD Projekt, Ubisoft, and EA leaders combined.

Dozens of key developers who worked on Ubisoft’s main AAA franchises have left the company over the last year and a half. Employees cite low pay and the misconduct scandal among reasons for their departure, calling this mass attrition “the great exodus.”

Ubisoft has announced pay raises across its studios in Canada. It should prevent developers from leaving the company. The move, however, raised concerns among employees that it will only make inequalities more visible.

A Better Ubisoft (ABU) group has reacted to the company’s latest response to the employees’ key demands regarding management failures. While the group is pleased that the publisher is taking steps towards creating a better workplace, it still calls the overall response weak.

No More Robots founder Mike Rose has shared a few insights on how the Riders Republic launch affected the publisher’s racing game Descenders. And it seems like Ubisoft’s latest title has become really helpful in boosting sales.

Like almost every company out there, Ubisoft wants players to spend as much time in their games as possible. So those users who didn’t play Far Cry 6 enough, received mocking emails from the title’s antagonist. And not everyone liked this idea.

Ubisoft is stepping up its educational partnership with non-profit program Digital Schoolhouse. The publisher is expanding its Discovery Tour, an educational platform allowing users to explore the historical settings of various Assassin’s Creed games.

Ubisoft has introduced a new evaluation attribute for its employees called “Act as a role model.” The staff, however, demand the removal of it, saying that it might be used in favor of abusers.

Although it’s been a while since Ubisoft shared any information about Beyond Good & Evil 2, the game is still in development. The French publisher is now hiring more devs to work on it.

Product review website Rave Reviews has published its research on the world’s most hated brands. When it comes to video games, no company is hated more than Ubisoft.

GeForce NOW database contained several unannounced titles from AAA companies, including a few games from Ubisoft. As a result, the French publisher has sent a DMCA strike to take down the leaked list.

Singapore’s fair employment watchdog is looking into reports of bullying, sexual harassment, and racial pay disparities at Ubisoft Singapore.

We continue to share and update the timeline of the ongoing Activation Blizzard story. In the latest news, the company finally confirmed the reason for firing the former World of Warcraft creative director. Activision Blizzard also hired a famous law firm known for preventing employees from creating unions. Meanwhile, Ubisoft employees, who also stepped up amid the scandal, responded to their company’s comments regarding harassment problems.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has made a statement in response to the open letter now signed by about 1,000 Ubisoft employees, both current and former. Guillemot reiterates commitment to “building a better Ubisoft,” but fails to address the specific demands made by the employees.

Yesterday was an important day in the ongoing Activision Blizzard story. Hundreds of Ubisoft employees expressed their solidarity with those affected within Activision Blizzard. Ubisoft devs also called for structural changes at their company and across the industry. Back at Activision Blizzard, employees voiced their frustration with Bobby Kotick’s message and staged a walkout, both offline and online.

Last week’s sex discrimination allegations against Blizzard continue to send repercussions across the industry.

There have been numerous reports on Ubisoft’s work environment and harassment within the company. And it seems like its Singapore division is no exception, as employees describe it as “one of the worst Ubisoft studios in terms of culture.”

The first quarter of 2021 wasn’t the best for Ubisoft in terms of sales. However, the company has plans to reach a new audience by creating a bridge between premium and free-to-play games.

Neill Blomkamp, the director of District 9, Elysium, and Chappie, has joined developer Gunzilla Games. Blomkamp, who has stepped in as Chief Visionary Officer, is working on the studio’s unannounced AAA multiplayer shooter with narrative elements.